Senior Software Engineer - Build Tooling Infrastructure

5014 Disney Streaming Technology LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 148,700 - 199,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus and/or long-term incentive units

Full range of medical and financial benefits

Job summary

5014 Disney Streaming Technology LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and develop CI tooling for their Build Tooling Infrastructure team in New York. You will be responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure to support application delivery and collaborating with engineers on CI/CD best practices.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong skills in CI/CD processes, Jenkins, and Docker, and a BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 3 years focused on CI/CD or DevOps infrastructure.
• Extensive hands-on experience administering Jenkins, Vault, Github.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers in a shared development process.
• Build and maintain pipeline libraries for development organizations.
• Partner with application teams to implement CI/CD best practices.

Skills

CI/CD processes and tools

Jenkins

Docker

Python

Git

Education

BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience

Tools

Vault

GitHub

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Job Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Build Tooling Infrastructure team at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology (DEEPT), you will design and develop custom tools and maintain mission‑critical infrastructure that enables application teams to deliver software quickly and reliably. Your role will focus on the design, implementation, and maintenance of CI tooling for DEET, including version control systems, CI servers, artifact storage, and cross‑environment secrets management. We’re seeking a mid‑level engineer with a solid foundation in CI/CD processes and tools and a strong desire to grow and learn.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team of engineers in a shared development process
• Build and maintain pipeline libraries that abstract build, release, and deployment events for use across multiple development organizations
• Partner with application development teams to identify needs and implement CI/CD best practices
• Support critical deployment systems used organization‑wide
• Participate in code reviews by providing constructive feedback on pull requests
• Join the on‑call rotation to support systems and services during production incidents
• Author technical proposals and contribute to root cause analyses

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 3 years focused on CI/CD or DevOps infrastructure
• Extensive hands‑on experience administering Jenkins, Vault, Github, etc. and developing complex CI/CD pipelines
• Proficiency in writing custom build files using Gradle and/or sbt
• Strong understanding of Docker and familiarity with container orchestration platforms such as Amazon ECS or Kubernetes
• Solid programming experience in Python, Groovy, or Java
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex systems and resolve issues efficiently
• Hands‑on experience with AWS infrastructure provisioning using CloudFormation
• Strong collaboration skills, including experience working effectively with distributed teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Thorough understanding of source control concepts and practical experience with Git
• Proven ability to proactively identify and implement improvements in software and tooling
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with application performance monitoring tools such as New Relic or Datadog
• Programming experience with Java or Go
• Working knowledge of GitOps principles and workflows

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA and Glendale, CA is $141,900 to $190,300 per year and in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $148,700 to $199,400 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long‑term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.